The Queen's School
City Walls Road, Chester, CH1 2NN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Joanne Keville
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 614
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- URN
- 111486
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244312078
About this school
The Queen's School is a girls' independent school in Chester. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 382 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Queen's School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Queen's School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 49 | 62 | 44 |
| Attainment 8 score | 66.2 | 69.7 | 67.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 78% | 88.7% | 84.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 95.2% | 95.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 45.2% | 34.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Queen's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66.2 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 69.7 | 40.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 67.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 383 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 100
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbey School for Exceptional Children0.3 miles
Special schools
-
University of Chester0.5 miles
Universities · Chester
-
Dee Banks School1.3 miles
Special schools · Chester
-
Ancora House School1.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Chester
-
Maple Grove School1.4 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Chester
- Abbey Gate College Independent schools
- The Hammond Independent schools
- The King's School Independent schools
- Acresfield Academy Primary
- Ashton Hayes Primary School Primary
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primary
- Belgrave Primary School Primary
- Boughton Heath Academy Primary
- Capenhurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Cherry Grove Primary School Primary
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Queen's School teach?
- The Queen's School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Chester.
- Who is the headmistress of The Queen's School?
- The headmistress of The Queen's School is Mrs Joanne Keville, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Queen's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Queen's School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Queen's School?
- The Queen's School has 382 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is The Queen's School full?
- The Queen's School has capacity for 614 pupils and 382 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Queen's School a faith school?
- No. The Queen's School has no designated religious character.
- How have The Queen's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 66.2 in 2022/23 and 67.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Queen's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Queen's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.